1972 Flood Remembered

On June 9th, 1972 Rapid City, South Dakota suffered through one of the worst flash floods in United States history.  More than 230 people drowned when a tsunami like wall of water came roaring out of the Black Hills and crashed into towns downstream.   Forty years later, survivors tell their stories, and new scientific studies on the frequency of flash flooding underlines the dangers of rebuilding in the flood plain.  

This entry linked here includes the first 10 minutes of a half hour radio documentary.   The full documentary includes survivor stories and a in-depth look at emerging science showing that flash floods in the Black Hills are much more common than previously thought.

Here is the 10 minute version cut to fit the requirements of the 2013 Great Plains 2013 AP Broadcast Contest--Noncommercial Radio--Series/Documentary category.

Here also for reference is the entire radio documentary on the 40th anniversary of the 1972 flood.

Finally here is a  link to SDPB’s more comprehensive coverage of the 40th anniversary of the 1972 flood.  This is not part of the official entry, it's only included here as a reference to  show the breadth of coverage.